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A GPS tracking device helps prevent drivers from making a wrong turn and saves time by keeping travelers on the right route throughout a journey. This highly sophisticated technology can also give directions to the nearest fast-food joint late at night or let you know where the closest gas station is. When it comes to investing in a GPS system, take your time to shop around for the best deal, either online or in-person.

Automotive Stores

Go to a place where the employees will know everything about cars and their accessories. Automotive chain stores such as Pep Boys (pepboys.com) and AutoZone (AutoZone.com) are located throughout the country and provide a range of GPS systems for purchase. For convenience, AutoZone also offers a program where customers can pay online and pick up the GPS at a later time from the store.

Department Stores

You can pick up a GPS tracking device while shopping at your nearest department store. Both Target (target.com) and Kmart (kmart.com) feature a huge range of GPS systems, with many of the devices with pre-loaded maps to make the driving journey even easier for travelers. Systems also cover more than just the roads of the United States. If you're traveling internationally, both stores stock devices that cover roads in Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Refurbished GPS systems are also available from Kmart. If you don't live close to a major department store, both Kmart and Target ship their products for a fee.

Gadget Stores

Gadget stores typically found in shopping malls also sell GPS tracking devices.Brookstone (brookstone.com) is commonly known for its massaging chairs and fitness equipment, but this store also stocks a handful of GPS systems, with devices featuring lifetime updates of maps. This store also supplies a GPS truck navigator which details truck-friendly points of interest. RadioShack (radioshack.com) sells everything from inexpensive basic devices, to more sophisticated GPS technology for drivers. Refurbished systems are also sold here and RadioShack features a number of web-only devices customers can purchase online.

Online Bidding Sites

Pay only what you want to pay when shopping for a GPS tracking system at an online bidding website. eBay (ebay.com) and uBid (ubid.com) are two major auction companies that allow customers to bid on a huge number of items, including GPS technology. You can buy second-hand systems from other users on the website, or purchase a GPS from a number of different small companies, which sometimes use the auction sites to sell left-over inventory. Warranties are also available for GPS products on these auction sites.

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Rachel Oakley has written professionally since 2003. She has worked as an editorial intern at "The Onion" newspaper and freelanced for the educational website Gigglepotz. She also worked as an editorial assistant in Australia, while completing college. Oakley holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and philosophy from the University of Adelaide, Australia.

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